Leather Rot
The fungal
2 host plants
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Strawberry fruit develops dark-brown lesions that spread, becoming tough and leathery with unpleasant odor. Phytophthora cactorum transmits via rain splash from mummified fruit and soil. Improve drainage with 8-10 inch raised beds, avoid standing water, and mulch to prevent soil splash onto fruit.
Improve drainage of soil before planting so there is no standing water. Plant on beds raised 8 to 10 inches to improve drainage, or use drain furrows.
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Causal Agent
The fungal
Host Plants
2
Management
Cultural Controls
- Improve drainage of soil before planting so there is no standing water.
- Plant on beds raised 8 to 10 inches to improve drainage, or use drain furrows.
- In home gardens or small plantings, raise the bed 15 inches.
- Preplant soil solarization has been helpful in reducing populations of certain soilborne pathogens and weeds in western Oregon.
- Place clear plastic (preferably anti-condensation film) directly on smooth, rototilled ground, which has been irrigated to field capacity and then allowed to drain for 1-2 days.
- Bury the edges of the plastic to trap the heat.